Machine for transferring patterns.



No. 819,263. PATENTED MAY 1, 1906.

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MACHINE POR TRANSFERRING PATTERNS. APPLICATION FILED 00124, 1903.

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H. P. BALL. MACHINE FOR TRANSFERRING PATTERNS.

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No. 819,268. PATENTED MAY 1, 1906. H. P., BALL. MACHINE FOR TRANSPERBINGPATTERNS.

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H. P. BALL. v MACHINE FOR TRANSFEBRING PATTERNS.

APPLICATION FILED O'CT.24, 1903.

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UNITED STATES PATENT orrion'.

HENRY PRICE BALL, or SGHENECTADY, NEW YORK, Assicn'oa OF'ONE- HALF T0SAMUEL INSULL, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

MACHINE FOR TR ANSFERRING PATTE RNS- Specification of Letters Patent.

Yatented May 1, 1906.

Application filed October 24.1903. Serial No. 178,383-

1'0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY PRICE BALL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Schenectad county of Schenectady, State of New Yor haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines forTransferring Patterns, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates in general to patterntransferring machines; andmore specifically it consists of mechanism for automaticallytransferring a master-pattern embodying any particular design to aconnected series of cards such as are used in the Jacquard loom.

Heretofore it has been customary to employ various machines, known aspiano mechanisms, consisting of keys struck by a skilled operator, whoreads the pattern as he would read a sheet of music and by means of thepiano mechanism stamps it out in a se ries of cards. My invention doesaway'with theservices of such skilled operator and automatically andrapidly transfers the pattern to the cards or any other web ofcontinuous material fed t rough the machine. I

The preferred form of mechanism for carrying out my invention isillustrated in the accompanying drawings, and I have shown threemodifications thereof designed to operatenmechanically, electrically,and pneumatica y.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical'longitudinal section of themachine working mechanically, the section being taken on the broken line1 1 of Fig. 4. Fig. 2 is a detail plan view on line 2 2 of Fig. 1 withparts broken away. Fig. 3 is a detail showing a portion of themaster-pattern. Fig. 4 is a vertical cross-section taken on the brokenline 4 4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detail of the card-feeding mechanism.Fig. 6 is a detail of the pattern-feeding mechanism. F'g. 7 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 1 of a slightly-modified machine designed to produce aseries of cards which may be used in a loom working with a greaternumber of hooks, thereby producing a pattern in the woven material ofgreater smoothness of outline. Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 2 ofthis modified mechanism, taken on line 8 8 of Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a detailof the master-pattern, indicating the greater number of hooks used forthe same area of pattern. Fig. 10 is a vertical longitudinal section ofa modified machine working by cured the slotted end 7 of the rod 7.

means of electricity and electromagnets. Fig.

11 is a detail cross-section of the electrical' portion of saidmechanism. Fig. 12 is a longitudinal vertical section of a modificationdesigned to operate pneumatically, and Fig, 13 is a detail cross-sectionof a portion of the pneumatic mechanism.

Throughout the drawings like referencefigures indicate like parts.

The machine is composed of the main frame 1, having the outer sidepieces 1 1 and the inner side pieces 1 1 2 is the power-shaft, which isdriven by means of the pulley 3 and has the gear-wheel 4 keyed thereon.This gear 4 meshes with a pinion 5, fast upon a crank-shaft 6, which isjournaled in the side pieces 1 1 of the frame. Motion is transmittedfrom the crank-shaft 6 through a rod 7 to operate the feed mechanism forthe series of connected cards 12. This feed mechanism consists of thepawl 8, mounted on the pawl-lever 8, to which is s;-

pawl-lever 8 turns loosely on the shaft of the Qratchet-wheel 9, towhich is rigidly fastened the feed-roller 10. The idler-roller 10cooperates with the feed-roller, and the two are held in contact by aspring 11 or equivalent yielding mechanism. The connected series ofcards 12 are supported between these feedrollers and the guiderollers 1313*, which are similarly held in contact by the spring 11*.

14 is a reciprocating die, through an opening 14 of which the series ofcards 12 are passed, said die having a slotted or perforrated lowerportion, as shown at 14", and a slot or series of perforations in itsupper por- ,tion, which register therewith, as best shown ,in Fig. 1.versely of the machine between the side The die 14, extending transieces1 1 is movable vertically in slots 1*,

ormed therein, and is provided with guidej cleats 14 14, bearing againstthe inner faces of the side pieces. each end by the links 15 15, theower ends jof which are pivoted to the die, whi'le their upper ends arepivoted to the crank-pins on the crank-disks 16 16 of the crank-shaft 6.

The die is su ported at I Above the die is the unoh-rack 17, which isperforated to hold oosely the series of punches 18 18, &c., which passthrough said I erforations and are prevented from falling y the collars18 18*, formed on them. These punches extend down through the verticalperforations or slots in the die 14 and reach below the horizontal slot1.4 when the die is lifted, but do not reach said hor zontal slot whenthe die is lowered. Over this bank of punching mechanism is located apunch-controlling device consisting of a frame formed of bars 19 19",which extend above and parallel with the punch-rack and are secured tothe side pieces 1 1 Openings are formed in the bar 19 to receive theupper ends of the punches, and located between the bars there are aseries of punch-stops in the form of sliding blocks 20, which are set onedge one in line with each punch of the series. The blocks 20 arenotched, as indicated at 20", and in certain positions of adjustmentstraddle the openings in bar 19 to permit free movement of the punches.A cord or other flexible connection 21 extends from each of thesepunch-stops round a system of pulleys 21?, 21 and 21 and has its otherend connected to one of a corresponding set of vertical movable fingers22 22, &c. These fingers have their upper ends guided in perforations inthe fixed guide-bar 22 and their lower ends guided in a slot in thefixed guidebar 22 Both of these guide-bars are rigidly held between theside pieces 1 1 of the main frame. The lower ends of the fingers 22 areconsequently free to move transversely of the machine, except as theyare guided and controlled by the perforated transversely-slidingfingenguide 23. This sliding finger-guide 23 rests on atransversely-slotted bar 23*, aspace 23 being left between the two toform a horizontal slot for the passage of the master-pattern 27. The bar23 is fastened at each end in guide-blocks 24 24, which slideup and downin the openings 1 1 formed in the frame side pieces 1 1 The slidingfingerguide 23 is accordingly mounted in these blocks 24 24 and s i -esendwise through them. The pattern-guide thus formed is supported onhorizontally-extending arms of the bell-cranks 25 25, which are pivotedin I the main frame at 25 25, and the downwardly-extending arms of thesebell-cranks are connected by the links 26 26 to the crankpins on thecrank-disks 16 16 before described, and the pattern-guide is accordinglyraised and lowered by the rotation of the crank-shaft through the agencyof the abovedescribed mechanism.

28 is a feed-roller for the master-pattern 27. This feed-roller isjournaled in the main frame in the side pieces 1 1, and cooperatingtherewith there is a spring-pressed take-up roll 28*, which latter isdriven from the feedroller in any Well-known manner to take u thepattern as the same is unrolled from the magazine-roller 29 and fedthrough the machine. A spring friction device 29 or equivalent'means maybe employed to roduce a' slight resistance to the revolution 0 themagazine-roller 29, and so keep the masterpattern 27 taut during itsassage through the machine. The feed-rol er 28 is driven bypawl-and-ratchet mechanism comprisin the ratchet-wheel 30, the pawl, andpawlever 31 cooperating therewith, as clearly shown in Fig. 6, and thelink 32, having an adjustable slotted connection 33 with saidpawl-lever. The link 32 has lugs 32 32 and is provided with .a slot 32,through which the powershaft 2 extends.

34 is a cam on the pulley 3,(see Fig. 2,) 00- operating with the lugs 32and 32 on the link to reciprocate the same.

35 is a sto -returning bar mounted and guided in the horizontal slots 11, formed in the side frames 1 1 and controlled by the links 36 36,which are pivoted to the outer ends of the bar 35 and have their otherends pivoted to the downwardly-extending arms of the bell-cranks 25 25.

37 is a cam-drum keyed to the power-shaft 2, having a cam-slot formed inits circumfer;

ence composed of a series of steps 37, inclined in one direction, and aquick-return portion 37 inclined in the other direction. This cam-slotoperates one end of a cam-lever 38, having a pivot 38*, with a verticalaxis on the main frame. The other arm of this cam-lever is connected bythe universal joint 39 to one end of the link 39, the other end of whichis connected by the universal joint 39 to the outer end of thesliding-finger guidebar 23.

40 is a link connecting the card-feed mechanism (see Fi 5) with a cam 41on the gear 4, the said lin being provided with a slotted end,40 throughwhich the power-shaft 2 passes, and the In 40", with which the cam 41cooperates. T is cam Will serve to give I the card-feed mechanism anextra movement periodically for the purpose of carrying the punehinmechanism safely across the connecting-l ine between adjoining cards.The two feed mechanisms connected to pawl-lever 8 operate independentlyeach of the other by reason of the fact that while the link 40 ispivoted to the pawl-lever its other end is slotted at 40 and moves idlyon the shaft 2 as the awl-lever 8 is moved b the link 7, and simiarlylink 7 is connected to pawl-lever 8 by pin-and-slot connection 7, whichallows a considerable amount of lost motion during the rotation of thecrank-disk 16. The two mechanisms are so timed that cam 41 actswhen-link 7 is well over to the right, (see Fig. 5,) so that slot 7permits the extra movement to the right of the pawl-lever 8 given tolink 40 by cam 4' In the modified mechanism shown in Fig. 7 thepower-shaft 2, driven by a belt-pulley (not shown) or in any othersuitable manner, has mounted upon it a gear-wheel 42, which meshes witha gear 4*, mounted on a stud-shaft 43, which also carries-a 'c'am drum67. As shown, the diameters of the gears 42 and 4 IIO ' have the ratioof one to two, and consequently l the cam-drum 67 makes but half arevolution for each revolution of the power-shaft. Accordingly thecam-drum 67 is made of twice the diameter of the cam-drum 37 and hasdouble the number of steps 67 a formed in the cam-slot. The otherconnections ofthe machine are the same as those before described. exceptthat preferably the pattern-feed connection 33 isso adjusted as to givethe masterpattern only-half as much travel at each step of the feed asbefore. This modification of the speed can also be produced by modifyingthe pitch of the cam 34, which operates the pattern-feed.

In the electrically-operated modification shown in Figs. 10 and 11 thepatternguide consists ofthe bar 14, of conducting material, and thenon-conducting slotted bar 45 below the same, the two being rigidlyfixed in the side frames and leaving a space or horizontal slot betweenthem, through which the pattern 27 passes as before. In place of thetransversely-sliding linger-guide bar 23 of of the electrical device.

the other constructions there is a transverselyshdmg bar 63, whichcarries a series of spring,

fingers 16 46, of conducting material, each of which is connected,through wires 53 and 54, with a source of current-suppl 52. This bar 63is moved by the cam-lever 38 as before, except that no universal-jointmechanism is necessary between the two, the bar 63 having no verticalmovement. The bell-cranks 25 25 are no longer necessary, the place ofeach one being supplied by a swinging lever 47, which corresponds to thedownwardly extending arm of the bell-crank. A wire 48 extends tor-finger49, which cobperates with the rotating commutator 50, having anon-conducting segment 50. A wire 51 extends from the commutator-shaftto one pole of the battery 52 orother source of electrical current, andconnected in circuit by wires 53 54 between the other pole of thebattery and each of the fingers 46 there is an electromagnet 53 53 53,&c. Each of the magnets 53, &c., has an armature or movable core 55 55*,&c., and each of these armatures is connected to one end of a bell'crank56 56*, &c., the other end of which is connected by a cord 21 to thepunch-controlling mechanism as be fore.

Inthe pneumaticajlly-operated mechanism shown in Figs. 12 and 13 thepattern-guide is replaced by a hollow transverse beam or tracker-bar 57,over which the master-pattern isjdrawn.

respond in number to the movable fingers of the mechanical device or thecontact-fingers Each chamber 57 57 ,&c., has a series of suction-holes57 communicatin therewith corresponding in numher to the different stepsof travel of the mov- This hollow beam has airchambers 57 57 b formedtherein, which corable fingers of the other forms of the mechanism. Overthese suction-openings is a transversely-sliding perforated bar 58,which has an opening 58 for each chamber 57, &c., and on which issuperimposed a loosely-connected duplicate bar 59, having openings 59,'the two being connected togetherby the pin-andslot connection 59 (seeFig. 13) and the two being connected to the lever 58, which is givenmotion corresponding to the cam-lever 38 by means of cam mechanism. (Notshown.) A series of tubes 57 are connected to the various air-chambersin the hollow beam 57, and these connect with the ordinarypneumatic-valve system, which, as indicated in Fig. 12, comprises thelow-pressure suction-chamber 60, a series of piston-valves 61,controlling the communication between each tube 57 and said chamber 60,valves 62, operated thereby to open communication between theair-passage 64* and the space 64, which communicate with the open air,the piston-valve 65, connecting the airpassage 64? with thehigh-pressure suction-chamber 66, the valve 67, operated thereby toalternately connect the air-passage 68 with the high-pressuresuction-chamber 66 or with the air-inlet 67, and the collapsing bellows69, communicating with the air-passage 68. A series of said bellows 6961)" are shown banked one behind the other, as are the magnets in theelectrical construction for the purpose of saving space, and thevibrating member of each pair of said bellows is connected by cords 2121 with the punob-controllingmechanism as before.

Themodcof operation of my invention is as follows: Rotation being givento the powerism and the card-feed mechanism are also set in operation.In the drawings the proportion of the gear 4 to the pinion 5 is as eightto one. Consequently the cards are fed for-- ward eight steps and thedie and pattern-'- guide are lifted eight times for every step for wardvwhich the pat-tern makes; In the same way the cam-drum 37 has ei htfeedsteps,so that the sliding finger-guic e 23 and the lower ends of thefingers carried thereby are moved eight corresponding steps from rightto left transversely across the face of the pattern before thequick-return portion" 37 of the cam returns them to the righthandposition. The master-pattern for either I the mechanical or pneumaticdevice is painted shaft2, thecrank-shaft 6 is rotated at a parts ofthemechanism are so designed that the first finger will registerseriatim with each of the first eight spaces, the second finger witheach of'the second eight spaces, and so on as the machine is operated;As the cards are fed forward eight steps for each one step of themasterpattern, it is evident that each punch which correspondsto ayielding finger will tend to punch a series of eight holes extendingacross each card if said punchis thrown into operation at eachreciprocation of the die. Looking at the fragment of the pattern shownin F 3, the various positions of the first finger during the progress ofone card through the machine, during which time no feed of the patterntakes place, are represented by the numbers one to eight consecutively.The perforations in the web of the pattern being filled up by thesuperimposed design at points which would come in contact with the lowerend of the first finger. in the first four positions, it is evident thatduring these reciprocations of the pattern-guide the said finger 1 willmeet with an obstrucperforation in the pattern.

tion when the pattern is lifted up in contact with its lower end, andsaid finger will accordingly be lifted in each case. This lifting actionof the finger, as indicated in Fig. 4, will produce a pull on the cord21 and draw the punch-stop 20, corresponding to the first punch, intothe position shown in Fig. 1, moving the notch P out of line with thetop of the punch and placing the full portion of the stop in linetherewith. Accordingly on the upward motion of the die 14, which takesplace after said punch-stop has been moved into position, the firstpunch-will strike the stop and remain stationary and a hole will bepunched in the card. On the downward motion of the pattern-guidethefirst finger will come to rest by reason of its collar 22 striking theslotted bar 22*, and this finger, as well as all the other fingers, willbe held up by this bar while the pattern is carried down free of theirends, and they are left free to be swung one step to the left by reasonof the cam-lever 38 moving over one of the steps 3750f the cam-drum 37,when the operation will be repeated. This operation controlled by thefirst finger being repeated four times consecutively, the four holesshown in the first row in card 12 will be produced. \Vhen thetfingercomes into the position indicated by the numeral in Fig. 3 and thepattern is lifted, the lower end of the finger will meet with noresistance and will go through the Consequently there will be no pull onthe cord 21 and the punch-stop will remain in its normal posi .tion,with the notch 20 registering with the upper end of the first punch.Accordingly the said punch will be lifted by the card l2 when the die islifted, and no hole will be punched in said card. In the remaining threepositions, the pattern-space being filled, l

the finger will be lifted, the punch locked, and three holes punched,all as shown in Fig. 2. This operation is being carried out by each ofthe other punches 1n a manner controlled by its corresponding finger inaccordance with the condition of the pattern underneath it, and theresult is as many series of perforations across the card 12- as thereare fingers 22, as indicated in Fig. 2. After the eight operations havebeen performed as above described the quick-return section 37' of thecam 37 swings the fingers over to the right again, and during its returnthe cam 34 on the pulley 3 has operated the patternfeeding mechanism tofeed the pattern forward one step, the cam 41 on the gear 4 has giventhe card-feeding mechanism an extra jump to bring the next card intoposition in the punch mechanism, and the parts are all in position for arepetition of the operation on the next card. It is understood, ofcourse, that after each downward stroke of the die,

whereby all the punches are dropped down into their lowermost position,the return-bar 35 is moved to the right to replace all the punch-stopsin their former position. i

In the modification shown in Figs. 7 and 8 the feed of themaster-pattern is cut down one-half, and while the yielr'ing fingers 22are swung through the same transverse are, so that each finger coversthe same section of the pattern as before, this swinging action isdivit'ed up into sixteen steps instead of eight, and the web on whichthe pattern is place l must accordingly havetwice the number ofperforations to the same with as well as twice the number ofperforations for the same length. In this case the line of perforationsma e by any one un ch uring one complete vibration of the ngers willaecor ingly extend across two cards 12 and 12 unless carts of twice thewidth are substitute l or the card -feed is cut down one-half.

' In the electrical mechanism the operation is substantially as beforedescribed, except that in this case the web on which the masterpatternis prot' uce shoul be ofsome non-con- ('ucting material and the patternforme l thereon by some fluit or other material which will change thoseportions of the web to which it is applied into a con ucting material.Accort ingly there will be a current passing through those circuitswhose fingers 46 rest on the portions of the pattern which areelectrically conjuctive at each operation of the machine, and thesecircuits will energize their respective magnets and pull the punch-sto sinto operative position, accorCingly puncliing holes in the car\, whilethose fingers which bear on non-comucting portions of the pattern willbreak their correspon 'ing circuits, their iragnets will not heenergized, and the corresponding punch-stops will remain in the ositioninto which they have been thrown By the return-bar, so that the puncheswill lift'idly and not produce erforations in the card. While thesliding nger-carrying bar 63 is being moved back from one extremity ofmotion to the other uring the passage from one card to another thecommutatorfin er 49 rests u on the rmn-con'uctin se ment 5() of thecommutator 50, and no currentpasses through any of the magnets, andconsequently all of the punchstops are out of position and none of thepunches operate.

In the pneumatic modification the masterp-attern is again formed on aperforated web, and, continuous suction being kept up on both the highand low suction-chambers, the a mission of air through any perforationin the pattern to the perforated slide-bars 58 and 59 and through themto the air-chambers and suction-pipes will permit the valves to lift andproduce a suction on the corresponding bello ws, which will throw thepunch-stop out of operation. With this construction the arrangement ofthe punch-stop is reversed, so that normally all the punches operate,and it is only when air is admitted .to a particular tube'and thecorresponding bellows operated that a punch-stop is pulled out ofposition and the punch accordinglydisabled. Thisreversal is necessary,because the stop mechanism is positively operatel by a perforation inthe pattern, whereas in the mechanical form the punch-stop is positivelyoperate by the unperforate' portions of the pattern. By reversing themechanism, as above (escribe'l and as shown in Fig. 12, it is possibleto use the same master-pattern either; on the mechanical or on thepneumatic device.

During the return swing of the yiel' ing fingers it is evi"ent that alladmission of air to the suction-pipes must be shut oif, as other wiseall the punch-stops would be moved and the mechanism deranged. This isaccomplished by the loose-motion connection between the two bars 58 and59, which is so designed that when the bars are pulled to the right (seeFig. 13) the correspon ing openings through them do not register and theairassages are closed; but when they are pus lerl to the left i'uringtheoperating portion of the machine cycle the corresponding openingsregister and cooperate with the suction-holes'in the suction-bar in themanner hereinbefore described.

The advantages of my invention comprise its perfect automatic action,which renders it possible to dispense with skilled operators andsubstitute therefor the services of one man to oversee and adjust alarge number of machines and the consequent great economy resultingtherefrom.

I t is evident, of course, that various changes could be made in thedetails of construction illustrated without departing from the spiritand scope of myinvention. ()ther forms of punching mechanism and otherarrangements of yielding fingers might be substituted for those shown,and the connecting mechanisms between these and other parts might bemodified in numerous ways which will occur to the skilled mechanic. Theconstruction of the unch-controlling mechanism illighi) be varied andalso that of the various feed mechanisms. The character of theconnecting-gearing and the various adjustments of parts might bealtered; but all such modifications would still-be within the boundariesof my invention so long as the essential principle of operation abovedescribed an illustrated is preserved.

Having therefore described my invention, 'what I claim as new, anddesire to protect by Letters Patent, is-

1. An automatic pattern-transferring machine comprising a moving attern,a moving series of cards, a series of ingers adapted to cooperate withsaid moving pattern, means for moving the fingers transversely relativeto the pattern, a series of perforating devices adapted to cooperatewith the cards, and means controlled-by the fingers for controlling themovement of the punches.

2. An automatic pattern-transferring machine comprising a movingpattern, a movirg series of cards, means for imparting motion to saidcards, a series of fingers adapted to cooperate with said movingpatterr, means for moving the pattern vertically relative to thefingers, mears for moving the fingers transversely relative to thepatter;:, a series of punches adapted to perforate the cards, means formoving the cards vertically relative to the punches, and meanscontrolled by the fingers for controlling the movement of the punches.

3. An automatic pattern-transferring machine comprising a' movingperforated pattern, a moving-series of cards to be perforated, means forimparting to said pattern and cards rates of forward movement differentfrom each other, a series of reciprocatoryfingers adapted to cooperatewith the perforations in the movin g pattern, means for movingthefingers across the pattern, a series of punches adapted to perforate thecards, and means cont-rolled by the firgcrs for throwing the punchesinto and out of action.

4. An automatic pattern-trainsferrin g machine comprising a movirg stripof material having successive series of transversely-arrangedperforatioi;s therein, a series of transversly-arrarged fingers adaptedto coact with such perforations, means for reciprocating said fingerstransversely across the moving strip of material, means for verticallyreciprocating the moving strip of material relative to the fingers, a'moving series of cards, a series of punches arranged transversely overthe cards, means for imparting a forward move ment to the cards greaterthan that imparted through the machine, a

to the moving strip of material and means controlled by the movement ofthe fingers for controlling the punches.

5. An automatic pattern-transferring machine comprising a perforatedpattern, means for imparting forward movement to said pattern, a seriesof fingers adapted to coact with the perforations in said pattern, aseries of moving cards, means for imparting forward movement tosaidcards at a rate which is a multiple of that imparted to theperforated pattern, a series of punches arranged in relation to saidcards, means for reciprocating the fingers across the moving pattern andmechanism controlled by the fingers and, in

turn, controlling the punches;

6. In an automatic pattern -transferring machine, the combination ofmechanism for feeding a continuous web of blank material through themachine, a bank of punching mechanisms through which the blank web isfed, controlling devices for throwing each punch into or out ofoperation independently of the others, mechanism for feeding aperforated master-pattern through the machine at a speed proportional tothat of the web, a series'of yielding fin ers arranged in operativerelation to the perforated pattern, means for causing said pattern andfingers to alternately approach toward and recede from each other,

and a'connection from each finger to a punchcontrolling device, togetherwith means for giving the fingers an intermittent motion across the faceof the master-pattern.

7. In an automatic card-punching machine, the combination of mechanismfor feeding a series of connected cards step by step bank of punchingmechanisms through which the cards are fed, controlling devices forthrowing each punch into or out of operation independently of all theothers, mechanismfor feeding a perforated 4 master-record step by stepthrough the machine, the pattern being fed one step for everypredetermined series of steps the cards are fed, a series of yieldingfin ers arranged in operative relation to the perforated pattern,

means for causing said pattern and fingers to alternately approachtoward and recede from each other, a connection from each finger to apunch-controlling device, and means for giving the fingers astep-by-step motion across the face of the pattern synchronously withthe step-by-step'motion of the cards.

8. In a mechanism for giving a step-bystep feed-motion to a connectedseries of cards, the combination of the feed-rollers, pawl-and-ratchetmechanism, a crank-shaft and connecting-rod to said awl, a quick-actioncam geared to the cran -shaft by speedsaid cam to said pawl.

9. The combination of step-by-step feed mechanism for a web-pattern, aseries of fingers movable across the face of said pattern at right atgles to its line of travel, a rotating cam geared to the feed mechanismso as to make one rotation for each step thereof, the face of said camhaving a series of steps in one direction, and a single return step inthe other direction, mechanism for moving the fingers across the face ofthe pattern, and connections between said mechanism and said cam.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

HENRY PRICE BALL.

Witnesses:

J. E. PEARSON, FRANK OCoNNoR.

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